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Easy Homemade Churros Recipe

This Churros recipe is easy to make and uses common ingredients from your kitchen pantry. They’re made in less than 30 minutes and are one of the best desserts in the world. Especially when dipped into some hot, melted chocolate.

What are Churros?

The Churro is one of the most delicious, warming desserts ever. It’s a sweet donut like strip of fried dough coated in cinnamon sugar.

I know it may be hard to believe, but my love affair with churros is a very recent thing. I recently indulged a Churro at a local cafe and I was instantly addicted. This delicious, donut-like dessert, covered in cinnamon sugar and dipped in a hot chocolate sauce is now a favourite in my family. You will love just how simple and straightforward this recipe is.

Ingredients to make Churros

The ingredients used to make the dough include all-purpose flour, eggs, water and butter. This dough resembles a choux dough and is made over a stove top. Using a pastry bag to shape the churros, the strips of dough are then fried in a large pot of vegetable oil on a medium high heat until golden brown.

Churros seem intimidating to make. I thought the same thing when I first set out to make them but this is an easy recipe and is really straightforward.

To make the recipe at home, you will need a pastry bag with a star tip and a cooking thermometer and a few pantry staples. 180C degree oil ensures the dough cooks through evenly without burning on the outside.

Ingredients – refer to the recipe below for quantities.

Water

Unsalted butter (chopped into small cubes)

Salt

All-purpose flour

Baking powder

Egg

Vanilla extract

Vegetable oil for frying

For the coating

Granulated sugar

Ground cinnamon

Instructions

Begin with preparing the cinnamon-sugar coating. Mix the sugar and the cinnamon in a shallow dish and set aside.

Place the water, butter and salt in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat.

Reduce to medium-low heat and add the flour.

Stir constantly with a wooden spoon. Continue to stir until it all comes together and is smooth. The dough mixture forms a ball.

Remove from the heat and transfer the dough to a large mixing bowl. Allow the mixture to cool for 5 minutes.

In a food processor or electric mixing bowl, add the vanilla, egg and the cooked dough. Mix it all together. It will separate at first but will then come together.

Transfer the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a rounded star tip (approx. 1/2 inch).

Place the vegetable oil into a large pot and heat the oil until it reaches 180C / 360F.

Carefully pipe the mixture, approximately 6-inch strips, into the hot oil and cut the end with clean kitchen scissors.

Fry until they are golden brown for 3-4 minutes. Use 2 forks to carefully turn over and cook for the same time on the other side.

Place the Churros onto a paper towel. The paper towel absorbs any excess oil then toss them in the sugar and cinnamon mixture.

Recipe Notes

The dough can be made ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator.

Prepare a tray or plate covered with a paper towel to place the churros on after frying. This helps absorb excess oil.

You can cook Churros in advance then reheat when ready to eat. If you are reheating the churros, fry them for 2 minutes on either side then drain on paper towels. Do not roll into the sugar and cinnamon mixture until after they are reheated.

The best oil for frying the churros is either canola or vegetable oil. Olive oil is too heavy for this recipe.

The temperature of the frying oil should be hot. 180C degrees is ideal as it ensures the dough cooks evenly on the inside without burning on the outside.

If you try this recipe, be sure to let me know by commenting in the comments below.

Easy Homemade Churros Recipe

I'm addicted to Churros!! They are so easy to make and so delicious. You could have piping hot, Churros in under 30 minutes. The best way to eat Churros in my opinion is as soon as they are cooked then dipping them into a hot chocolate fudge sauce.